The former half-term governor of Alaska claimed on Thursday she's "as much a scientist" as Bill Nye — who, you know, is an actual scientist — during a speech she gave in Washington, D.C. about climate change.

The former running mate to John McCain in the 2008 presidential election, Palin was speaking at a Capitol Hill event for the film Climate Hustle, which is firmly anti-climate change and attempting to discredit climate scientists like Nye and many others.

The Science Guy stood up for his educated opinion by appearing in the documentary.

In her speech, Palin went right after the scientist and TV veteran, saying: